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Reformat/Refactor a Golfer Class

A simple case of removing unneeded code and fixing broken indentation.

Start file
class Golfer
     def initialize; end # initialize
  def useless; end;
  
     def self.hello(a,b,c,d)
      puts "Hello #{a}, #{b}, #{c}, #{d}"
   end
end
End file
class Golfer
  def self.hello(*a)
    puts "Hello #{a.join(',')}"
  end
end

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2,7c2,4
<      def initialize; end # initialize
<   def useless; end;
<   
<      def self.hello(a,b,c,d)
<       puts "Hello #{a}, #{b}, #{c}, #{d}"
<    end
---
>   def self.hello(*a)
>     puts "Hello #{a.join(',')}"
>   end

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Solutions by @mohaoz:
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#420 - mohaoz / @mohaoz

11/08/2025 at 04:31PM

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#>509 - mohaoz / @mohaoz

11/08/2025 at 04:23PM

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#>614 - mohaoz / @mohaoz

11/08/2025 at 04:22PM

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#>894 - mohaoz / @mohaoz

11/08/2025 at 04:17PM

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11/08/2025 at 04:14PM

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11/08/2025 at 04:13PM

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#>1614 - mohaoz / @mohaoz

11/08/2025 at 04:01PM